Vietnam was a poor country and very passive except in the north where a leader known as Ho Chi Mihn converted and taught his people about communism. So upon seeing this action the United States intervened to keep the South Vietnamese from the persecution from the North Vietnamese, and to keep them from communism. Was this the right answer yes or no!Dolan, Edward. MIA: Missing in Action. Franklin Watts.New York 1989.Peace talks filled the room in Paris, France. The United States and the North Vietnamese sat their deliberating talks trying to come to a peaceful negotiation, but these talks would always end up in a shouting match, and the issue at hand would not come to a close (Dolan 27). Richard Nixon went along a different road then the peacekeepers he wanted to end the United States involvement in the war with a policy that he called “Vietnamization” (Dolan 28).Vietnamization was a policy that would allow the United States to build up the South Vietnamese Army to the point where if they had to that they could sit there and defend themselves from the North Vietnamese Army (Dolan 28). This was a slow process but in time United State soldiers were pulled away from this conflict, and the South Vietnamese took over most of the ground fight. The United States still provided air support and economic aid (Dolan 28).Pipkens-Smith 2This book demonstrates a good grasp of the peace talks that failed in Paris that ultimately resulted in the beginning of the conflict. It showed that there was an effort and an attempt to get our soldiers out of this drastic predicament. This reference is different from the other books in respect to the in depth look at the “Vietnamization” policy constructed by President Richard Nixon.Esper, George. The Eyewitness History of the Vietnam War 1961-1975.Villard Books, New York 1983.Two million seven hundred thousand Americans were deployed to Vietnam, and out of all those people more th...
